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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is what drives me crazy.

APs complaining about American diets, when they can easily eat like they do at home.

I would say my family is in the middle. We have young kids and full time working parents.  We eat junk and at times, healthy.

BUT, we have plenty of veggies, fruits, rice, pasta, and chicken.  I have had to say to a couple of APs -- if you want to eat meals similar to home, then make something!  Nothing is stopping you.  I am happy to buy staples that I may not otherwise have within reason.

But they never make it.  I guess that want me to do that.  I don't.

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This. Our AP literally looks like she’s forcing herself to eat dinner sometimes. [b]We do not make her eat anything. Our only general rule is to try new foods for a couple bites (mostly for the kids but AP is also supposed to be a role model)[/b]. Our last one had no problem picking out the item she didn’t like or eating other dishes at dinner, then stating she didn’t like something if the kids ask.

I am not a terrible cook. AP has been surprisingly inflexible about anything other than food similar to her native cuisine. We state up front the kinds of food we like to eat and cook, but AP ignored a lot or claimed everything sounded fine during matching (which actually was a disaster with driving.)

Current AP has cooked native food for herself about 3 times in the last 6 months. [/quote]

Contradiction.  This is just so bizarre.  People are truly strange. I'd never be an AP. Too much risk getting matched with control freaks.[/quote]

“We do not make her eat anything.”  So, she doesn’t have to take a single bite.

“Our only general [b]rule[/b] is to try new foods for a [b]couple bites [/b](mostly for the kids but [b]AP is also supposed to be a role model[/b]).”  So, you do require her to eat at least one bite.

I agree with PP.  Massive contradiction.[/quote]

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